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Quick facts for kids Otis Boykin | |
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1979 portrait from the U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Born | Otis Frank Boykin (1920-08-29)August 29, 1920 Dallas, TX |
| Died | March 26, 1982(1982-03-26) (aged 61) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Booker T.
Washington High School, FISK University |
| Parent(s) | Walter B. Boykin, Sarah Boykin |
| Engineering career | |
Otis Frank Boykin (August 29, 1920 – March 26, 1982) was an American inventor and engineer.
His inventions include electrical resistors used in computing, missile guidance, and pacemakers.
Early life and education
Otis Boykin was born on August 29, 1920, in Dallas, Texas. His father, Walter B. Boykin, was a carpenter, and later became a preacher.
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His mother, Sarah, was a maid, who died of heart failure when Otis was a year old. This inspired him to help improve the pacemaker. Boykin attended Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, where he was the valedictorian, gra